I'm reviewing all three of these together because they're part of the Chasing Yesterday trilogy. This is the story of a girl "named" JD. She wakes up in pain and has no idea who she is or what's going on. Eventually she ends up in a hospital, but her memories are still gone. Known as Jane Doe at first (before asking to be called JD), she is stubborn and strong, stronger than she really understands. Upon leaving the hospital, JD ends up in a home for, well, kids with nowhere else to go. She befriends Daniel, the one person she believes she can trust. The story follows JD and Daniel as they try to figure out who JD really is. As the books progress, the danger increases, for both JD and Daniel and from JD herself. There's a twist of fantasy within the novels that was slightly surprising, but well done. The books lead quite well into each other and Wasserman does an excellent job of tying the trilogy up, without really copping out on an ending. There are several surprises that caught me off guard, which was nice, considering some books similar to this would be seen as too formulaic. The storyline, in many ways, reminded me loosely of the Maximum Ride series by James Patterson. The writing, of course, was much better that Patterson's books, but there were a few elements (an institution, issues with parents and lies about the past) that brought the other series to mind. But, over all, if you a few days, I suggest checking all three books out and reading them one after the other. And, if you liked those, read Wasserman's other book with a similar theme, Skinned. Which, in my opinion, is even better. ( )